[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PUTTING YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

  (Mr. BEAN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BEAN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, if families across the Nation pay 
their debts and live within their means, shouldn't we in Congress 
reevaluate how money is being spent in Washington and across the 
Nation? Of course we should.
  For far too long, our government has put the cost of not just 
emergencies but everyday expenses on our Nation's credit card. Now, as 
a result, our national debt is a staggering $36 trillion and growing 
every day.
  Mr. Speaker, I am willing to put my money where my mouth is, and that 
is why I have introduced the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act to 
reduce congressional office budgets by $100,000, just a paltry 5.2 
percent.
  The American credit card has reached its limit. We must tighten our 
belts. We have bills to pay and emergencies to cover. We need to be in 
this together.
  Mr. Speaker, I have one question for you and this body: Are we 
willing to put our money where our mouths are?
  I encourage all of my colleagues to join in this effort. Let's go get 
them.

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